Free-to-play gaming has come under fire many times over the years, and
while criticism may have been warranted in the past  that ship has
since sailed. Join Jason Medawky Bolton this week as he fires off a
rebuttal to some recent misguided assumptions about the fastest growing
segment in MMOGs.

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style="text-shadow: none;">I too used to be opposed to
subscriptionless gaming. I thought many of the same things that were
stated in our forums. But then something very interesting happened to
me--I actually went out and played one. It was after reading a column
here at Ten Ton Hammer by our former free-to-play guru Ralsu that I
went out and downloaded Atlantica Online and gave it a shot. It didnt
take long for my preconceived notions to melt away, replaced by a great
gaming experience.

href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/microcosms/2010/aug/32"
target="_blank">Jump on the bandwagon.